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Rep. Pete Olson has announced that as a result of his successful efforts on the House Homeland Security Committee the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will issue a rule that will block third party, private entities from being allowed to conduct no fly, selectee or watch list checks.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Texas consortium protesting the Homeland Security Department's choice of Kansas for a multimillion-dollar biodefense lab.
Authorities said the shift demonstrated the resolve of smugglers, the difficulty in monitoring the sea, and the desperation of migrants willing to risk crossing it.
Insurance trade associations representing the overwhelming share of US primary insurance and reinsurance markets today applauded Congressman Bennie Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, for his leadership in introducing three pieces of legislation recently that will go a long way towards making America a more disaster resistant nation.
Many airlines flying into Jomo Kenyatta International Airport have hired private security firms to guard passengers, cargo and aircraft rather than rely on the Kenya Airports Authority or local police for protection.
The Homeland Security Spending Bill, passed by the Senate last week, has some North Little Rock money built into it.
A handful of border lawmakers have urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic House leaders to keep a requirement for double layer fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border out of a final Homeland Security Department spending bill.
Quincy police Officer Ken Wood watched the futile search for the body of an Iraqi War veteran in the Merrimack River in Lawrence on television earlier this week. Juan Guzman, a father of four, had fallen unconscious from a boat into the murky waters Sunday. Guzman’s wife sat on the banks of the river, watching the exhaustive search effort, her ...
US officials may seek to expand and widen agreements that demand that airlines supply sensitive data on passengers arriving from Europe, according to a senior Homeland Security official.
The decision to bar Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan from the U.S. because he contributed to a charity that supports Hamas is heading back to a lower court following a 2nd Circuit ruling Friday. The circuit vacated a ruling dismissing a First Amendment challenge to the government's denial of a visa to the Switzerland-based academic because he allegedly provided material support to a terrorist ...
Norwich University has been awarded $7.7 million for two Homeland Security contracts to help fight cyber attacks like the ones that hit some government agencies July 4.
Last week I had the honor of moderating a panel including U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius on H1N1 influenza preparedness.
The country needs more secure driver's licenses to thwart terrorists, and a new Obama administration program supported by governors across the country would do that and save money, Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a Texas consortium's lawsuit seeking to stop the $523 million National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility from being built in Kansas, as planned by the US Department of Homeland Security.
Published: Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 2:06 a.m. Quick. What's the national threat level? Time's up. It's yellow for "elevated," meaning a significant risk of terrorist attacks.
Areas of unincorporated Tarrant County outside the range of emergency sirens can be alerted to deadly storms, wildfires and other disasters through Send Word Now, a new, free program that will send telephone, e-mail or cellphone messages.
